Shutesbury Open Studios 2024

Shutesbury Open Studios includes the work of sixteen diverse makers at different home and studio venues. Just to mention a few, Jacqueline Strauss works with found textiles to create soft sculptures with incredible personalities. Joan Green makes drawings and paintings, including many of dancers since her first artistic career was choreopgraphy. Sara Casilio makes amazing handpainted earrings, joyful t-shirts, and paints beautiful landscapes and interior scenes.Liz Armstrong paints, repurposes and customizes old pieces of furniture to last for the next 100 years! With such a variety of media, there is something here to interest everyone.

A map which shows site numbers, artists names and media, and locations is available online at greenbrownart.com/shutesbury-open-studios. Using the website in advance can make planning a studio tour easy and rewarding. You'll find good conversation, interesting folks and snacks, as well as memorable art that can be yours at the nine locations of Shutesbury open Studios. Rain or shine.

Shown in the picture, left to right, work by: Jahnu, Bobby Brown, B.Z. Reily

Funding provided by the Mass Cultural Council, Shutesbury Cultural Council and the Recreation Committee.

Here are the artists and locations:

1. 50 OLD EGYPT RD.
   Jacqueline Strauss
   soft sculpture, textile
2. 6 KINDER LANE
   Edith Hunsberger
   acrylic paintings, watercolors, quilts
3. 338 LOCKS POND RD.
   Sara Casilio
   paintings, cards, jewelry, t-shirts Jahnu mixed media on paper, music
4. 453 WENDELL RD.
   Meryl Ann Mandell
   paintings, baskets Jeanette Stockton small sculptures
5. 135 LEVERETT RD.
   Liz Armstrong
   painted furniture & upcycled finds Ginger Coffin works on paper, needle felting
6. 91 W PELHAM RD.
   Joan Green
   paintings, mixed media
   Bobby Brown
   collage, masks, sculpture, blocks
   Carol Brown
   beaded jewelry
7. 12 W PELHAM RD.
   Ellen Sperling
   drawings, watercolors
8. 17 TOWN FARM RD.
   Nate Longcope
   paintings, drawings, collage, video
9. 21 NEW BOSTON RD.
   BZ Reily
   mixed media
   Becca Wheeler
   painted furniture
   April Stein
   pastels